learn to be happy

I’m not unhappy all the time, which is a huge change. But I don’t know if I’d know happiness if it came up and bit me on the ass at this point. I feel something that’s kind of like contentment, but with an actual desire to improve my lot in life, rather than the stagnation that’s supposed to come with “being content” ... is that happiness? Hell, I just don’t know.

I am, very slowly, working on this. It’s a gradual process, but it seems to be ever so ponderously coming along. What little I’ve gained makes a huge difference in quality of life, though; I’d definitely recommend adopting this goal.